One of the parts that had the most wear and tear on the harvesters was the chain belt drive. When one section of the belt wore out or broke, the entire chain had to be replaced or taken back to a metal shop for lengthy repair.

William Dana Ewart, a farm implement dealer, proposed that a drive chain could be constructed of several detachable links. When wear and tear caused one piece or link to break, the defective section of the chain could easily be replaced right in the field, thus eliminating costly downtime for the farmers. Ewart called his new product the Link-Belt.

Ewart patented his Link-Belt chain in 1874 and founded the Ewart Manufacturing Co. In 1880, Ewart founded the Link-Belt Machinery Co. and in 1888, the Link-Belt Engineering Co. In 1906 the Link-Belt Company was formed in Chicago, Ill., consolidating the Ewart Manufacturing Co., the Link-Belt Machinery Co., and the Link-Belt Engineering Co. This Gift Quality DVD represents the companies huge catalog from 1922.

Note: This catalog is over 820 pages in size, and is complete with the exception of these missing pages: 737/738 and 802/803.

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